[A/n POV]
Hoseok and Jia enter inside the shop and started looking for a navy blue colour tuxedo as the brothers have decided to wear that colour based outfits.
The shopkeeper when saw them both, came to greet them and asked Hoseok about his style preference. Hoseok told the male what he was looking for and soon after he was trying on the different suits that were provided to him.
He soon decided on what suit he wanted to wear and then the shopkeeper showed him a few flower options to tuck in his suit's chest pocket. Hoseok wasn't able to pick one, he was confused as all the flowers were looking great and beautiful.
Jia who was standing beside him saw his confused facial expression and so pick up a flower and showed it to him. It was a lilac coloured tulip with a beautiful shade of white on the tips of the petals.
Hoseok inspected the flower for a moment before taking it from Jia's hand and giving it to the shopkeeper to pack with the suit as well. Soon the shopping for Hoseok's outfit was done and now it was time for Jia's.
As they both enter a shop that was displaying a generous amount of beautiful, eye-catching dresses, Hoseok couldn't help but beam happily at the shine. The boy has always been the fashionable brother out of Kim siblings, so seeing so many beautiful outfits on display was good for his eyesight.
A female employee came to them and asked Jia what she was looking for to which Jia described that she was looking for a dress for a bride's daughter. The female nodded hearing her and told Jia and Hoseok to follow her.
Both the kids followed her and soon the three arrive at a section where many dresses were kept on display. Some were short in length, some were long. Some were giving more princess vibes, some were a little edgy and classy type.
The female started to show Jia a few options on the colour blue as she suggested, and gave her a few outfits to try on so that the female could find her liking. Jia choose one outfit which was in the colour of navy blue and was about to follow the female employee towards the changing room when the outfit was snatched away from her hands and on to the bench.
Jia turn around only to find Hoseok rampaging through the dresses and picking out a few of them from all the shades of blue. The female furrowed her eyebrows not understanding why the older male was acting this way.
Jia - Hoseok what are you doing?
Hoseok, hearing the female, turn to look at her and said in nonchalant tone.
Hoseok - Ofcourse helping you get your perfect dress.
Jia - I had choosen one.
Hoseok, hearing her turn around in a quick speed with widened eyes and a horrified facial expression. He stared at the female for a few seconds before shaking his head sideways and said, in a dramatic tone.
Hoseok - No! Absolutely not! That's not the IT dress for you. That navy blue doesn't even compliments your skin tone. No you can't! You won't wear that. No, no, no.
Saying that he put a dress in Jia's hands and turning her around, pushed her towards the changing room with a smile on his face. Jia blinked twice hearing Hoseok's outburst and coming to a conclusion of not commenting on it, decided to try the given dress on.
Soon Jia came out of the changing room and the female employee showed her a full body mirror to check herself. Jia went to stood infront of the mirror and was seeing if she looks good in the outfit or not when Hoseok came to stand beside her and gave her a outfit.
Hoseok - Here try this one.
Jia look at the dress she was wearing before looking at the dress Hoseok has given her to try. She was about to say something but Hoseok shook his head and holding her shoulders pushed her into the changing room to change once again.
After sometime the female came out of the room and this time directly went to were the male was sitting and showed him the dress. Jia was quick to understand that Hoseok wasn't going to let her choose the outfit on her own and so decided to go on by his words and advices.
Hoseok, look up from his phone and when saw the outfit that Jia was wearing, shook his head in a disapproval manner causing the girl to sigh inaudibly and turn around to face the female employee who stood there with a bunch of dresses, all in beautiful shades of blue, in her hand.
The male got up from his seat and went towards the employee to choose yet another outfit which made Jia speak out her thought, loud.
Jia - Seriously Hoseok -_-.
Hoseok furrowed his eyebrows and turn around to face Jia who tilted her head to aside and said
Jia - Why didn't you like the dress I'm wearing right now?
Hoseok - C'mon Jia, the puffy sleeves are not matching the vibe. They are not matching the theme, you see.
Jia sighed hearing his and voice her thought out loud without noticing.
Jia - I'm the one who's going to wear the dress and my brother's is the one who's panicking regarding it.
Hoseok pouted hearing her before realising what she just blurted out making him widened his eyes in shock and astonishment. Jia also seem to notice the wording of her sentence causing her exasperated expression to change into a suprised expression.
The two soon to be siblings look at eachother as a moment of awkward silence feel between them. They both were feeling uncomfortable by the silence but none of them had a word to break the ice as it was the first time that Jia, unknowingly, called one of the Kim boys her brother.
Jia doesn't know why but the word roll of her mouth so easily and smoothly without any hesitation or second thought as if her heart knew about the incident from before hand.
Hoseok on the other hand, also couldn't reason his actions. He has always been the one to help his brothers with all the fashion trends and shopping and as if in instict he took it upon himself to get Jia the perfect dress for their parents'wedding.
They both knew they haven't really accepted eachother as siblings just yet but may be their hearts have already accepted eachother as the two peas of one pot without them knowing.
Jia look here and there for a moment before her attention was grabbed by the dress that was in Hoseok's hands now. She quickly took it from his hands and showing it to him said
Jia - I....I will change into this one.
Hoseok couldn't say anything except for nodding his head. Jia nodded seeing his response to her comment and so turn around to walk away from there. The male wanted to say something, he wanted to say atleast anything that could break this sudden ice between the two of them.
As Hoseok saw the retreating back of Jia, he remembered his thoughts about the relationship of his dad and her mom and how he wanted to give Jia a chance and how he wanted to give himself a second chance as well. He wanted give the word "sister" a second chance.
And so he shouted
Hoseok - Wait for a minute, Jia.
Hearing her name being called like this, Jia turn around and look into Hoseok's eyes. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves down as he knew what he was about to say would definitely change the dynamic forever and to be honest, Hoseok was excited and anxious regarding that.
He walk upto where Jia was standing and said in a soft voice
Hoseok - Jia...I.......I don't know about what the others think about the news of getting a new addition to the family. I don't know what they think of you and the relationship that we are about to share in a few days but what I do know is that, Jia I want to be a.......big brother to you. I know that day at the terrace Jin said we will not accept you as our sister but the truth is we want to. I don't talk about others but I want to give this relationship and us a try Jia.
Jia, hearing him, widened her eyes in suprise and shock. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It was true that neither Jia nor the Kim siblings wanted to become anyhow connected to eachother due to their own personal reasons.
The boys didn't wanted to give someone a chance to again break their trust into pieces after it was done for the first time. And as for Jia, she didn't wanted to give the place of a elder sibling to someone else. She wasn't ready to do so just yet.
But their hearts weren't agreeing to that fact. They wanted to be in eachother's presence, they wanted to be eachother's save heaven. It was as if their hearts already knew that these eight people were meant to be in a beautiful connection with eachother.
Jia blinked her eyes, only to find the brim a little wet. After steading herself, she look up back at Hoseok and with a small smile said
Jia - Then Hoseok I will not discourage you, I will try my best as well to give this new relation a chance.
Hoseok gave her his heart smile and said happily
Hoseok - We will not disappoint you Jia, I promise you that.
Jia nodded and then said
Jia - Cherry.
Hoseok blinked his eyes in confusion and said
Hoseok - Sorry?
Jia - Cherry. It's the nickname my family uses and since we are about to become one, I would like my.....brother to use this nickname whenever he calls for me.
Hoseok smile widely unable to control his happiness anymore. The incident had surely left a mark on Hoseok's skin as well but that doesn't mean that he had stopped wishing for a little sister.
He had always wanted one, but after that day, he felt betrayed and disheartened and so had closed his heart off to any kind of sisterly affection he got from someone.
But after seeing Jia and how she is as a person, Hoseok thought that maybe some people are still out there, for whom money and revenge is not everything. For whom family and it's relationships matters.
Hoseok nodded hearing Jia and said
Hoseok - Okay then....cherry, you should also call me as Hobi or Hobi oppa or hyung whatever you like.
Jia - Okay Hobi hyung.
With that Jia went inside the changing room to change and Hoseok went to sit back and wait for his sister. Soon she came out and walk towards Hoseok causing him to hear the sounds of her boots and look up only to be mesmerized by her beauty.
Hoseok was suprise to see how beautiful Jia was looking in this blue outfit.
Hoseok couldn't help but squeal happily seeing Jia in that dress. It was as if the dress was made for her. Jia smile softly seeing his smile and turning towards the female employee, nodded her head.
The female smiled at her and went away from there leaving the recently bonded sibling duo alone. Jia did a twirl infront of Hoseok and asked him
Jia - How is it?
Hoseok - It's perfect. No, no, no it's etheral. You're looking beautiful in it.... cherry.
Hearing her nickname from his mouth, Jia smile in happiness. After that she changed into her previous outfit and went to the receptionist to buy the dress. She was about to get the card out of her purse that Naira gave to her when a black card was slide towards the receptionist who gladly accepted it and went away to pack the outfit.
Jia turn around only to see Hoseok towering above her. She look at him with furrowed eyebrows and asked
Jia - Why did you do it? I was going to buy it through this card.
Hoseok smile and patted her head causing her to puff up air which made her cheeks look a little rounded. The male chuckle seeing her pissed and so poked her cheeks to make her laugh.
Hoseok - C'mon don't be angry now, think of it as the first gift to you from me as a brother.
Jia - Hobi, you have accepted me as a sister that's already like a gift to me. You didn't had to buy me this dress.
Hoseok - But I wanted to. Please accept this.
Jia sighed knowing that she won't be able to win against Hoseok and so nodded but she made a mental note to get him something in return as well later.
Soon the sibling duo came out of the store and was walking towards the food court as Namjoon had told them to go after finishing their shopping when Jia notice something inside a shop causing her to stop in her tracks.
Hoseok, noticing it, stopped as well and turn towards her to ask what happened when she suddenly grabbed his wrist and dragged him inside the shop. Hoseok was confused to where Jia was taking him, but didn't not to question it and follow her.
Jia entered the shop whilst dragging Hoseok behind her and went to get something from the shelf on her left side. It was a bracelet.
(A/n - Your choice)
It was a beautiful flower centric bracelet with different colours complementing both sides of it. She took it and showed it to Hoseok who look at it for a moment before a heart shaped amile adored his face.
Jia - Well it's not that big of a gift but umm you seem like a jolly and sunshine type of person and when I saw it, it just screamed you so yup, it's my first gift for you.
Hearing her, Hoseok chuckle seeing her cuteness and wore it on his wrist before showing it to her which made her widened her eyes in happiness.
Hoseok is someone who likes giving and receiving gifts from his loved ones. Not the sparkly ones but the ones that are simple but will hold a lot of meaning and emotions to them. It was his way of showing love to his siblings and so seeing Jia giving him a bracelet, it really made his heart dance in joy.
Seeing his facial expression, Jia knew that he have liked it which made her happy as well. She has always use the mode of gifting people and sharing food with her loved ones as her mode of showing love and she wanted to show Hoseok that she was ready to embrace the new chapter and new relations with a smile.
After paying for the bracelet, they both came out of the shop and started walking towards the food court while talking amongst eachother without realising that the bond Hoseok and Jia have created today as siblings will be the stepping stone for the brothers and sister to grew closer even more in the future.
Hey sweethearts sorry for not uploading in all these weeks, I have just started college two weeks ago and everything was hectic to say the least so sorry for that. Anyways, I hope you all will like this chapter and will give it love as always and until the next one stay safe and healthy, love you ~ 💜